Equine arteritis virus: a new isolate from the presumable first carrier stallion in Argentina and its genetic relationships among the four reported unique Argentinean strains.
Equine arteritis virus (EAV) was isolated from a testicle of the presumable first stallion infected with EAV in Argentina. This virus isolate (named LT-LP-ARG) was confirmed by GP5-specific PCR and indirect immunofluorescence assays. The PCR product was sequenced, and the phylogenetic analysis revealed that the LT-LP-ARG strain of EAV forms a monophyletic group, together with other strains previously isolated in our laboratory (LP02 group). However, all Argentinean EAV strains belong to a polyphyletic group. We believe that the virus isolate presented in this report could be the origin of EAV infection in our country.
Metz
Germán E
GE
Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, National University of La Plata, 60 and 118, CC 296, 1900, La Plata, Argentina.
Serena
María S
MS
Ocampos
Giselle Martín
GM
Panei
Carlos J
CJ
Fernandez
Verónica L
VL
Echeverría
María G
MG
D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D018174:Arterivirus Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D002353:Carrier State; D007240:Equartevirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D006736:Horses; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny